This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 10 July, 1959. "This could well be the naughty nineties, but it is not. It is the fancy dress party held at the Girls' High School last night for the third and fourth forms. Only girls attended the party and shown above are two girls as they perform the Charleston in front of an appreciative audience." Another photo associated with this article was unpublished on the same day.

The two girls dancing have been identified as Heather Mence (left) and Jennifer Barnett (right).

This photograph was taken by a Manawatū Evening Standard photographer on 2 December 1990, but never published.

Palmerston North hosted the Special Olympics National Summer Games from 30 November to 2 December 1990. Popular entertainer, Howard Morrison, performed at the closing ceremony held at the Palmerston North Showground Oval after arriving at the venue by helicopter.

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 2 April 1971. 'The former director of the Manawatu Art Gallery, Mr I. E. North, hangs one of the paintings in the Centenary exhibition, which will be on display for three weeks, until April 23.'

Ian North (1945-2024) was the director of the Manawatū Art Gallery from July 1969 to May 1971. He left Palmerston North to take up a curatorial position at the Art Gallery of South Australia. North would achieve renown in Australia as an artist, curator, writer and academic.

The Centenary Exhibition was a major exhibition of contemporary New Zealand art organised as part of Palmerston North’s centennial celebrations. North is shown holding Michael Smither's painting Sarah with Yellow Ball (1971), which the gallery acquired from the exhibition.

This photograph was taken for the story 'Bravery, determination and selflessness to fore' that ran in the Manawatū Evening Standard on 3 December 1990.

Palmerston North hosted the Special Olympics National Summer Games from 30 November to 2 December 1990.

This photograph was taken for the story 'Bravery, determination and selflessness to fore' that ran in the Manawatū Evening Standard on 3 December 1990.

Palmerston North hosted the Special Olympics National Summer Games from 30 November to 2 December 1990.

This photograph was taken for the story 'Bravery, determination and selflessness to fore' that ran in the Manawatū Evening Standard on 3 December 1990.

Palmerston North hosted the Special Olympics National Summer Games from 30 November to 2 December 1990.

This photograph was published in the Manawatū Evening Standard on 3 December 1990 as part of a group of photographs documenting the Special Olympics National Games. It appeared with the caption: 'Wanganui gymnast Glen Nerney on the parallel bars at the Pascal Street Stadium yesterday. Nerney finished third on the bars and won the gold medal on the vault after scoring a perfect 10.'

Palmerston North hosted the Special Olympics National Summer Games from 30 November to 2 December 1990.

This photograph was published in the Manawatū Evening Standard on 3 December 1990 as part of a group of photographs documenting the Special Olympics National Games.

Palmerston North hosted the Special Olympics National Summer Games from 30 November to 2 December 1990.

This photograph was published in the Manawatū Evening Standard on 3 December 1990 as part of a group of photographs documenting the final day and closing ceremony of the Special Olympics National Games.

Palmerston North hosted the Special Olympics National Summer Games from 30 November to 2 December 1990.

This photograph was published in the Manawatū Evening Standard on Tuesday 4 December 1990.

Palmerston North hosted the Special Olympics National Summer Games from 30 November to 2 December 1990.

This photograph was taken by Manawatū Evening Standard photographer Maurice Costello, but not used. A different image of the same people was published on Tuesday 4 December 1990.

Palmerston North hosted the Special Olympics National Summer Games from 30 November to 2 December 1990. John Bos and Joe Bain were multiple medal winners in these competitions.

This image was published in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 21 May 1963. It shared a caption with another image, which read: "When the school vacations arrive children find many and varied things to do. In these pictures can be seen four children who found activities to keep them occupied, at least for a day. With bows and arrows are 10-year-olds D. Vukcovic, of Palmerston North and W. Robinson, of Ashhurst. The boys made their weapons themselves. Brother and sister G. and J. Rogerson also try their skills on stilts made by their grandfather."

The two children are Janet and Gavin Rogerson, standing outside their home in Franklin Avenue.

These images were taken for a story that appeared in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 17 December 1992, but were not printed. Another image was published instead.

This image was published in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 17 December 1992.

This image was taken for the story 'New Art Gallery Director' that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 2 April 1971. It shows Luit Bieringa, who had just been appointed the new director of the Manawatū Art Gallery.

Liut Bieringa (1942-2022) was director of the Manawatū Art Gallery from 1971 to 1979. He was subsequently appointed director of the National Art Gallery in Wellington, serving in this role from 1979 to 1989.

The painting behind Bieringa is Earth Emblem II (1965) by Milan Mrkusich.

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19th January 1966 "More than 120 Palmerston North boys and girls (seen here) are spending part of their summer holiday going to school. Children between three and 10 years of age will be spending their mornings at a vacation Bible school for the next 10 days." The Bible school was held at St Luke's Lutheran Church in Church Street.

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 8th January 1966 "Enjoying a cool dip at the Memorial Park pool today are Heather, aged 12, and Brian Hicton, aged nine. In the background, investigating the depths is Trevor Connolly."

This image was not published in the Manawatu Evening Standard. Photograph believed to have been taken outside Palmerston North Intermediate School (later Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School). [Joyce Rosenbrook presents winning team of eight women the Rosenbrook Basketball Trophy].

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 29 February, 1964. "M. Miers of Albion Club at the Palmerston North Boys' High School looks pleased after his win during the school swimming championships held yesterday. Winning the 100 yards backstroke in a time of 1.26.4 made him the junior champion."

The event was actually held at the Queen Elizabeth Technical College swimming pool, as their pool was 33 1/3 yards in length, while the Palmerston North Boys' High School pool was only 25 yards.

This image was taken by a Manawatu Evening Standard photographer and is held in the Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection, but appears not to have run in the newspaper itself.

The game was played on June 5th, 1961 (Queens Birthday weekend). The result was a win to Wellington by 27-19. In this photo Nev McEwan leads out Wellington, followed by Brian Frederikson, while Bevan Jones leads out Manawatū.

This image was taken by a Manawatu Evening Standard photographer and is held in the Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection, but appears not to have run in the newspaper itself.

The game was played on June 5th, 1961 (Queens Birthday weekend). The result was a win to Wellington by 27-19. In this photo, Don McCaskie (with Gerald Nesdale close at hand) has Ralph Caulton and Barry Cull looking to make a tackle. Other notable names for Manawatū on the day were Stu Freebairn, Jimmy Nichols, Kevin Wing, Murray Ball, Jimmy Taitoko, Nev Mears, Bill Hounsell and Sam Knight; and for Wellington, John Millar, Rod Heeps, Neil Wolfe, Ron Horsley, and Colin Currie. The referee was Frank Parkinson.

Wellington scored 7 tries (x 3 points ) from Millar (2), Wolfe, Cull, Currie, Bendle, and Heeps, with 3 conversions by Brian Frederikson, for their 27 points. For Manawatū there were tries by Wing and Freebairn, with 3 penalties by the fullback Cowan who later left the field with an injury, at which point Gary Hermansson took over the goal kicking and converted the two tries, to make up the 19 points. What was particularly special for Hermansson was that most of the Wellington players that day became his teammates some two seasons later when he started playing for the Wellington team.

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 11 April 1961 "Brigadier G.P. Cade, D.S.O., accompanied by Lieutenant Grimsdale, Major E.C. Burgess and Major Bighouse inspecting troops at Linton Camp today. The parade was called to mark the presentation of long-service and good-conduct medals to W.O. II F.F. Dorrington, W.O. II H.A. Edwards and Staff-Sergeant G. Reid. They have completed 15 years of service."
Correction to Standard text: Major C. E. (Claude Ernest) Burgess, not E. C. Burgess.

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 11 July, 1959. "Space heating has been gaining wide popularity in New Zealand in recent years and Terrazzo (N.Z.) Ltd., besides stocking the recognised makes, have qualified staff to carry out all installations. These heaters are displayed on the centre stand."

[Photograph of a Jennifer Stowe (later Jennifer Robert Brookes), aged four, standing outside her parent's shop 'The Pram House', which was located next to the Manawatū Evening Standard building on Church Street.]

[Photograph of Duxes of City and District Schools: G. Leng-Ward, E. Dowling, J. Crowther and W. Goodyear standing outside their school (Winchester School).]

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 4th August 1993. "The air was thick with emotion when four Rangitāne pouwhenua (carved stockade posts) were returned home yesterday after an absence of 60 years. Originally from Puketotara Pa, the pouwhenua were considered significant and important taonga for the Rangitāne people. They were the only large Rangitāne carvings still in New Zealand, and four of seven in existence. In 1933, Wiremu Kingi Te Awe Awe presented the carvings to the then Dominion Museum for safekeeping. There they were displayed in the Māori Hall for many years. Today, a delegation from the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa, led by board chairman Sir Hamish Hay and Māori art and history director Cliff Whiting, handed over the carvings on a permanent loan basis to the Manawatu Museum. They will form a major component of the exhibitions in the new Manawatu Museum - Science Centre, opening in February next year. Mr. Whiting said the decision to return the carvings to their area of origin was part of the New Zealand Museum's policy of partnership with other museums. [Pictured] One of the four Rangitāne pouwhenua, returned to the Manawatu yesterday, is unveiled in preparation for transportation to a wing of the Museum's new premises."

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 4th August 1993. "The air was thick with emotion when four Rangitāne pouwhenua (carved stockade posts) were returned home yesterday after an absence of 60 years. Originally from Puketotara Pa, the pouwhenua were considered significant and important taonga for the Rangitāne people. They were the only large Rangitāne carvings still in New Zealand, and four of seven in existence. In 1933, Wiremu Kingi Te Awe Awe presented the carvings to the then Dominion Museum for safekeeping. There they were displayed in the Māori Hall for many years. Today, a delegation from the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa, led by board chairman Sir Hamish Hay and Māori art and history director Cliff Whiting, handed over the carvings on a permanent loan basis to the Manawatu Museum. They will form a major component of the exhibitions in the new Manawatu Museum - Science Centre, opening in February next year. Mr. Whiting said the decision to return the carvings to their area of origin was part of the New Zealand Museum's policy of partnership with other museums. [Pictured] One of the four Rangitāne pouwhenua, returned to the Manawatu yesterday, is unveiled in preparation for transportation to a wing of the Museum's new premises."

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 4th August 1993. "The air was thick with emotion when four Rangitāne pouwhenua (carved stockade posts) were returned home yesterday after an absence of 60 years. Originally from Puketotara Pa, the pouwhenua were considered significant and important taonga for the Rangitāne people. They were the only large Rangitāne carvings still in New Zealand, and four of seven in existence. In 1933, Wiremu Kingi Te Awe Awe presented the carvings to the then Dominion Museum for safekeeping. There they were displayed in the Māori Hall for many years. Today, a delegation from the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa, led by board chairman Sir Hamish Hay and Māori art and history director Cliff Whiting, handed over the carvings on a permanent loan basis to the Manawatu Museum. They will form a major component of the exhibitions in the new Manawatu Museum - Science Centre, opening in February next year. Mr. Whiting said the decision to return the carvings to their area of origin was part of the New Zealand Museum's policy of partnership with other museums. [Pictured] One of the four Rangitāne pouwhenua, returned to the Manawatu yesterday, is unveiled in preparation for transportation to a wing of the Museum's new premises."

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 4th August 1993. "The air was thick with emotion when four Rangitāne pouwhenua (carved stockade posts) were returned home yesterday after an absence of 60 years. Originally from Puketotara Pa, the pouwhenua were considered significant and important taonga for the Rangitāne people. They were the only large Rangitāne carvings still in New Zealand, and four of seven in existence. In 1933, Wiremu Kingi Te Awe Awe presented the carvings to the then Dominion Museum for safekeeping. There they were displayed in the Māori Hall for many years. Today, a delegation from the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa, led by board chairman Sir Hamish Hay and Māori art and history director Cliff Whiting, handed over the carvings on a permanent loan basis to the Manawatu Museum. They will form a major component of the exhibitions in the new Manawatu Museum - Science Centre, opening in February next year. Mr. Whiting said the decision to return the carvings to their area of origin was part of the New Zealand Museum's policy of partnership with other museums. [Pictured] One of the four Rangitāne pouwhenua, returned to the Manawatu yesterday, is unveiled in preparation for transportation to a wing of the Museum's new premises."

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 4th August 1993. "The air was thick with emotion when four Rangitāne pouwhenua (carved stockade posts) were returned home yesterday after an absence of 60 years. Originally from Puketotara Pa, the pouwhenua were considered significant and important taonga for the Rangitāne people. They were the only large Rangitāne carvings still in New Zealand, and four of seven in existence. In 1933, Wiremu Kingi Te Awe Awe presented the carvings to the then Dominion Museum for safekeeping. There they were displayed in the Māori Hall for many years. Today, a delegation from the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa, led by board chairman Sir Hamish Hay and Māori art and history director Cliff Whiting, handed over the carvings on a permanent loan basis to the Manawatu Museum. They will form a major component of the exhibitions in the new Manawatu Museum - Science Centre, opening in February next year. Mr. Whiting said the decision to return the carvings to their area of origin was part of the New Zealand Museum's policy of partnership with other museums. [Pictured] One of the four Rangitāne pouwhenua, returned to the Manawatu yesterday, is unveiled in preparation for transportation to a wing of the Museum's new premises."